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This is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

The USDA memo that was circulated to the governors of gray wolf and Mexican gray wolf states on October 12 is, frankly, a load of crap. The letters urge the governors and state agencies to lethally remove wolves to protect cows - the same wolf-scapegoating BS we've heard for years. (1/2)

- The rufous paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone cinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae native to Indonesia and the Philippines. - Photo courtesy of Jose Antonio Que, Philippines.

- Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus) This bird is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout Russia and central Asia. - Photo courtesy of Anna Golubeva on 500px.

Christmas trains wrapped in LED lights are a holiday tradition from the UK to Canada, and some, like the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, collect food for local food banks

One of the best Halloween costumes ever [🎃 utahstories]

The Trump administration launched a sweeping operation in California Monday, arresting 11 people and charging 28 lawful permanent residents with election and immigration-related crimes as it seeks to bolster a lawsuit targeting more than 20,000 voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Zane Lamprey introduces the Indonesian striped possum, highlighting its elongated fourth finger that functions like a woodpecker's tool to extract insects from tree bark, a rare marsupial adaptation related to sugar gliders. IG: @ zanelamprey

Ricardo Gonzalez, a 40-year-old U.S. citizen, was riding his e-bike in Long Beach, California, when ICE agents struck him with an unmarked vehicle and tased him twice. ICE thought he was someone else.

Red tailed Minla 14cm Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Diet Insects, small arthropods, and insect larvae, seeds Both parents share incubation 14 day, then both feed nestlings 3 weeks, plus 3 weeks after fledging then the young stay as a family and join join family and join large flocks of mixed birds

Beautiful Green Honeycreeper 14cm Male blue/Female green attracted to the heavy supply of sweet nectar tucked inside the plant's bright, waxy Heliconia bracts of the plant. Diet 65% fruits, berries, 20% nectar, 15% insects Female incubates, male provides food for her and chicks plus 21 days after

whoa... the current map of "No Kings: Vote Early" events planned for tomorrow, sat oct 17: www.nokings.org

My cat staging it's own murder to have me locked up, because dinner was five minutes late

OTD in 1992, Rigoberta Menchú won the #Nobel Peace Prize for "her work for social justice & ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of #indigenous peoples." She used the prize money to establish her foundation to champion Indigenous rights in #Guatemala & across the globe.

He absolutely should be impeached and tried for treason, along with his many enablers in the White House and Congress. It's unfuckingreal that it hasn't happened yet. 🤬

Donald Trump Is a Traitor. www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...

EU shows their support for Ukraine as Trump once again chooses Putin. The only disgrace is Trump and his band of mutant misfits calling themselves a government. They don’t represent the American people! We are with Ukraine! #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 apple.news/AGxtZdGPCT2C...

NEW: Tempe just became the first city in Arizona to ban automatic license plate readers like Flock and Axon. Every city in Arizona and across the country should follow suit.

SNL writers after trump fired Katie Zacharia on Friday:

Breathtaking! Photo from my collection, no date/info.

MICHAEL CAINE meets an old neighbour in 1969…

Purple-backed Thornbill. A tiny hummingbird from the Andes, known for its short bill and vibrant male plumage, which features a metallic purple back, green underparts, and a forked tail. Females are greener with white, spotted underparts. They inhabit humid montane forests. 📸: @hermanamayat

Paint filled balloons hit a man's face in slow motion, and the result is a burst of color that looks like a work of art in motion.

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We the People was never intended to mean whatever one powerful man desires. October 17 - No Kings. Our ballots are not ornaments for another's coronation. They are how we tell every aspiring ruler: hands off our votes. #VoteEarlyForNoKings social.demcast.com/s/oAlL6B4x

Roadster enthusiasm didn’t last long. $TSLA goes red. @cnbc.com

Three unnamed officials say the call to limit Ukraine’s Starshield use came from w/in the White House. If true, someone in the WH purposely tried to hurt another democracy in support of Russia. Musk says “any restrictions on the system are ‘ultimately’ determined by President Donald Trump.”

How many people could even CONCEIVE of doing this, let alone do it and so brilliantly on a primetime TV show. ORSON WELLES transforms himself (that’s full costume hair & make-up) into ‘Falstaff’ on THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW (1968)

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Gartered Trogon 24cm Mexico, all of Central America, and into northwestern South America Diet: Omnivorous, feeding heavily on a mix of fruit and invertebrates. Nest both parents escavate a tunnel in the ground both share incubation for 19 day, then 21 days feeding chicks and 2 weeks after fledging

At least the world is willing to stand up to fascism and oligarchs, even if our own leaders won’t! #Pinks euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/16/e...

The deployment of the giant skeleton for Wemby was a great touch

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At 16, Corion Evans jumped into the Pascagoula River after a car carrying three teenage girls plunged into the water. He rescued all three, then swam back out to save a police officer who was also struggling. In one night, he helped save four lives.

Been there, fun eh